Born in Miami, Oklahoma, Gladys Robinson graduated from Stephens College in 1919 with a music degree, then studied composition with Tibor Serly in New York.
She married Clare Youse and the couple settled in Baxter Springs, Kansas, where they raised their daughter, Madolyn (1924-2018), later Mrs. Babcock, who earned her AA degree in 1944 from Stephens College and a Masters of Science Degree in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Minnesota.
[1] Glad Robinson Youse was a member of ASCAP[2] and served on the board of the Sigma Alpha Iota Foundation in 1971.
[3] Youse composed sacred and secular music for solo voice, choir, and piano.
[5] The Competitions and Awards Division of the Texas Federation of Music Clubs has a Glad Robinson Youse Chair.